U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karen Decker posted several tweets in recent weeks that are all automatic frontrunners for the title of Worst Tweet Of 2023. You’ve seen plenty of sweaty, cringe-inducing tweets from white people eager to demonstrate their allyship during Black History Month, and you’ve seen a good number of tone-deaf posts from government officials, but have you ever seen one person combine those genres as seamlessly as this?
I thought “teach me, ready to learn,” was peak white-lady shit, but Decker one-upped herself by tagging Beyonce, Lizzo, and Regina King. Anyhow, by Thursday, she had at least learned enough to delete some of the tweets:
Sometimes our best intentions go awry because we haven’t listened enough or don’t truly understand others’ lived experience. My efforts to celebrate courageous African Americans this month fall in that category. I apologize to any and all who I may have offended or hurt.— Chargé d’Affaires Karen Decker (@USAmbKabul) February 16, 2023
Hmm, she might want to delete that one and try again. She forgot to ask her Afghan tweeps to sound off in the replies.
source: defector